Biography of al kindi qatar

Al-Kindi is often called the “father or Arab and Islamic philosophy.” This may be true and it is also necessary to mention he was a very accomplished mathematician and astronomer. The philosophy that he promoted has its origins in the world of ancient Greece. Ancient Greece was also the world in which a tremendous amount of knowledge surrounding math and the sciences emerged. Al-Kindi continued the grand tradition of ancient Greek thinkers into his culture.

Early Years of Al-Kindi

Al-Kindi was born in 801 A.D. in Basra, Iraq. He was a member of the Kinda tribe and he was a member of the aristocracy. His father was a local governor and this likely contributed to the early education that set the stage for his later learning. As he grew older, he would go to Baghdad where he continued his